{"id":2530447,"date":"2026-01-06T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-walz-ends-his-campaign-an-old-photo-of-him-has-begun-to-circulate-and-it-can-end-his-governorship\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:14:10","slug":"as-walz-ends-his-campaign-an-old-photo-of-him-has-begun-to-circulate-and-it-can-end-his-governorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-walz-ends-his-campaign-an-old-photo-of-him-has-begun-to-circulate-and-it-can-end-his-governorship\/","title":{"rendered":"As Walz Ends His Campaign, an Old Photo of Him Has Begun to Circulate and It Can End His Governorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-walz-ends-his-campaign-an-old-photo-of-him-has-begun-to-circulate-and-it-can-end-his-governorship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article, from a conservative outlet, criticizes Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and links his management to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-choice-to-oversee-covid-unemployment-benefits-lost-600-million-in-coronavirus-relief-to-nigerian-scammers\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Choice To Oversee COVID Unemployment Benefits Lost 0 Million In Coronavirus Relief To Nigerian Scammers\">large-scale fraud<\/a> by Somali-lead organizations. It highlights a photo of Walz with Ayan Abukar-winner of a 2021 &#8220;Outstanding Refugee Award&#8221;-and notes Abukar was later indicted and pleaded guilty in the Feeding Our Future scheme, which prosecutors say involved inflated meal counts, fake entities, and laundering roughly $250 million in federal child-nutrition funds. The piece cites Justice Department and news reporting that dozens have been convicted across related cases and alleges that investigations into multiple schemes involving Somali communities have uncovered more than $1 billion in theft. The author argues thes scandals demonstrate incompetence by Walz, calls for his immediate removal, and uses the cases to advocate for sharply restricting refugee and migrant resettlement. The tone is strongly critical and partisan, mixing reported facts about prosecutions with opinionated and xenophobic commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Disgraced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ended his re-election bid as the staggering scale of the multibillion-dollar scams perpetrated by Muslim &ldquo;refugees&rdquo; from Somalia during his tenure spotlights his epic incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>The final nail in the Democrat&rsquo;s gubernatorial coffin dropped when a photo of Walz cheerfully posing for a celebratory photo with Ayan Abukar &mdash; the architect of a fraudulent, $250 million child nutrition scheme &mdash; went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The photo showed a gleeful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-tim-walz-likely-exit-race-mere-hours-gargantuan-somali-welfare-fraud-batters-ex-vp-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz<\/a> after Abukar received the &ldquo;Outstanding Refugee Award&rdquo; in 2021 for her sham nonprofit work with &ldquo;Feeding Our Future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Abukar operated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-plots-to-assassinate-ex-trump-official-biden-admin-resisting-public-indictments-due-to-iran-deal-hopes-report\/\" title=\"Iran Plots To Assassinate Ex...Trump Official, Biden Admin Resisting Public Indictments Due To Iran Deal Hopes: Report\">money laundering network<\/a> that falsely claimed it was feeding underprivileged children during COVID.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Feeding Our Future employed a network of Muslim Somali &ldquo;refugees&rdquo; who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/compliance\/criminal-investigation\/four-more-defendants-plead-guilty-to-250-million-feeding-our-future-fraud-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laundered millions<\/a> in federal tax dollars by inflating meal counts, creating fake shell entities, and submitting false invoices.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In 2021, Tim Walz awarded Ayan Abukar the &ldquo;Outstanding Refugee Award.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Abukar was INDICTED for fraud.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, Walz still wants to blame President Trump for the massive fraud scheme in Minnesota. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wXmpBRllwx\">pic.twitter.com\/wXmpBRllwx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Collins (@CollinsforTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinsforTX\/status\/2007164202721652913?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From October 2020 to 2022, Abukar submitted fake claims stating her scam charity was feeding up to 5,000 children a day, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Abukar stole the tax money to make lavish personal purchases, including a 37-acre property in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>She also &ldquo;spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase an aircraft in Nairobi, Kenya,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mn\/pr\/savage-woman-pleads-guilty-her-role-250-million-feeding-our-future-fraud-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office<\/a> for the District of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Shockingly, this brazen scam is one of at least three massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/resurfaced-video-shows-somali-scammers-used-day-care-centers-scam-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money-laundering operations<\/a> perpetrated by Somali &ldquo;refugees&rdquo; in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Federal prosecutors say that 59 people have been convicted in those schemes so far, and that more than $1 billion in taxpayers&rsquo; money has been stolen in three plots they are investigating,&rdquo; The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/29\/us\/fraud-minnesota-somali.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In another program, aimed to provide therapy for autistic children, prosecutors said providers recruited children in Minneapolis&rsquo; Somali community, falsely certifying them as qualifying for autism treatment and paying their parents kickbacks for their cooperation,&rdquo; the outlet wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#127482;&#127480; MINNESOTA&rsquo;S $1 BILLION SOMALI WELFARE HEIST WASN&rsquo;T FRAUD &ndash; IT WAS A STATE-SPONSORED COLONIZATION SCHEME<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Miller just dropped the mic: the Somali networks that vacuumed up over a billion in taxpayer cash from child nutrition, autism therapy, and housing programs isn&rsquo;t&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhVgg46IDt\">pic.twitter.com\/yhVgg46IDt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1997343083118412110?\">December 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-immediately-took-meeting-with-bill-gates-after-senate-confirmation\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Immediately Took Meeting With Bill Gates After Senate Confirmation\">mind-boggling scale<\/a> of the fraud that metastasized on Walz&rsquo;s watch, he should be ousted from office immediately.<\/p>\n<p>His current term ends in January 2027, but he should be forced out now, since he has demonstrated egregious incompetence and negligence.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has signaled that Walz could be booted from office soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">( <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> &ndash;  Post )<br \/> ( Donald J. Trump &ndash; Jan 05 2026, 2:13 PM ET )<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&rsquo;s Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office before his Term is up but, in any event, will not be running again because he was caught, REDHANDED, along wit&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5xpw3uVFqS\">pic.twitter.com\/5xpw3uVFqS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial (@TruthTrumpPost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TruthTrumpPost\/status\/2008260349963743649?\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>These sickening scandals underscore yet again why the United States must stop being a dumping ground for unvetted armies of third-world migrants who contribute nothing, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgraced-judge-hannah-dugan-officially-resigned-trying-help-illegal-accused-punching-man-30-times-escape-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">draining its resources<\/a> and destroying its quality of life.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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